Talk:Durga Puja

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I don't agree that this article should be merged with that of the Durga Puja. It would be as crass as forcing together "Christ" and "Christmas". The "Durga Puja" is both a state and a religious holiday. The two Wikipedia pages deserve to have their own identity.

There is little enough in-depth information about Hindu religion on Wikipedia as it is and most of it is, sadly, written by non-Hindus who feel comfortable writing about traditions that they have not themselves studied in any depth. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.135.200.247 (talk • contribs) 21:08, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

What was this comment about? I assume it doesn't apply any more, given that it's now sitting in the talk page with Durga Puja? How confusing. --Oolong 15:40, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Taherpur temple

We can add the fact about Taherpur temple in an appropriate place. Regards to all, Shuvho Nobomi :)--Tarif from Bangladesh 07:30, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] page deletion in India wikia

The intention is to see whether this page, photo gallery, gets deleted from uncategorised categories page.

--Dore chakravarty 22:25, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The displays

Someone a bit more knowledgeable than me should probably add some more about the standard Durga Puja tableau - it's not described in any detail at the time of writing. Who's she slaying? (Maheshasura, as I understand it, though almost everyone I met in Kolkata seemed to refer to him as just Asura, pronounced 'Oshur)... Who are her four children, and what is their significance in the proceedings? Does the lion have a name? What about the poor bull who's getting beheaded? I could answer most of these questions myself, based on what local Hindus told me, but someone must have a better idea than me...? --Oolong 15:40, 10 November 2007 (UTC)